Cuspidor-cover.



L. E. & J. B. WILSON.

GUSPIDOR COVER.

APPLICATION FILED nus. 27, 1909.

927,307. Patented Jul 6, 1909.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

LAURA E. WILSON AND JOHN B. WILSON, 01* PITTSBURG', PENNSYLVANIA.

CUSPIDOR-COVER.

To all whom it may concern:

I le it known that we, LAURA I l. vVi'LsoN and JOHN l5. Vinson, citizens of the United States of America, residing at Pittsburg, in the county of Allegheny am State of Pennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful Iniprovements in Cuspidor-Govers, of which the following is a specification, reference being had therein to the accompanying drawing.

This invention relates to a closure for cuspidors, and the objects of our invention are first, to provide the mouth or funnel of the cuspidor with an automatic closure adapted to be actuated by a tilting or up setting n'iovement of the cuspidor; second, to provide a gravity closure for cuspidors that will prevent the contents thereof from being spilled; and third, to provide a simple, durable and inexpensive attachment for cuspidors that will prevent floors and earpcts from being ruined by the contents of the cuspidor being spilled thereon.

We attain the above objects by a novel closure that will be hereinafter described and claimed, and reference will now be had to the drawing forming a part of this application, wherein there is illustrated the preferred embodiments of our invention, but it is to be understood that the detail construction thereof can be varied or changed without departing froin the spirit and scope of the invention.

Referring to the drawingsz-Figure 1 is a transverse sectional view of a portion of the cuspidor constructed in accordance with our invention, Fig. 2 is avertical cross sectional view of the same, and Fig. 3 is a plan.

In the drawings, 1 designates the neck of a cuspidor having a funnelsln1 ]')ed or semispherical month 2, the upper edge of which is rimmed, as at 3.

In connection with the funnel-shaped mouth of the cuspidor, we use four closure members, which are identical in construction and are arranged to cooperate in closing the neck 1 of the cuspidor for preventing the contents thereof from being spilled when the cuspidor is accidentally tilted or upset. Each member comprises a curved metallic plate l having the upper end thereof rounded, as at 5, to conform to the upper rimmed edge of the mouth. The opposite end of the plate bifurcated or cut away, as at 6, and with the members in an open position, as will hereinafter appear, these Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed February 27, 1909.

Patented July 6, 1909.

Serial No. 480,374.

cut away portions of said plates are adapted to form a circular opening corresponding in diameter to the neck 1 of the euspidor. The plates e contiguous to the side edges thereof are provided with longitudinally disposed slots 7, and adapted to extend through said slots are guide posts or pins 8, carried by the mouth 2 adjacent to the neck 1, said posts or pins being arranged 90 degrees apart relative to the center of the neck 1.

The plates are arranged in sets at right angles to one another and one set upon the other, the rear plate operating to open or close the opening of the neck 1. To further retain the closure members in engagement with the mouth of the cuspidor, the outer ends of the plates are provided with pins 9 extending through radially disposed equally spaced slots 10 formed in the month 2, said pins having heads 11 for retaining the pins within the slots 10. 7

It will be observed that irrespective of what direction the cuspidor is tilted any one or two of the members will close by gravity and sufficiently close the opening of the neck 1 to prevent the contents of the cuspidor from being spilled.

The closure members are made of a light and durable metal or material COL'I'GSPOlJtling to the mouth of the cuspidor.

Having now described our invention what we claim as new, is

1. In a closure for euspidors, the combination with a cuspidor having a, fnnnel-shapml mouth, of two sets of closure .n'iembers located in said month, one set at right angles to the other set, each closure men'iber comprising acmwed plate l'iaving one end thereof cutaway to register with the opening of the funnel-slniped mouth and the side edges provided with longitudinal slots, the slots of one set of members having some portion. thereof registering with the slot of the other set of members, pins extending through said slots and connecting with the funnel-shaped mouth of said euspidor for guiding said members, and a pin, carried by the upper end of each nien'iber and extending through the mouth of said cuspidor for holding said member in engagement with the mouth of said euspidor, substantially as described.

2. In a closure for cuspidors, the combination with a cuspidor having a funnelshaped mouth, of two sets of closure members located in said month, one set at right angles to the other set and one set arranged above the other set, each closure member comprising a curved plate having one end thereof cut away to register with the opening of the funnel-shaped mouth and the side edges provided with longitudinal slots, the slots of one set of members having some portion thereof registering with the slot of the other set of members, pins extending through said slots and connecting with the funnel-shaped 10 month of said cuspidor for guiding said members, and means carried by said members for retaining said members in engagement with the mouth of said cuspidor.

In testimony whereof we afiiX our signatures in the presence of two witnesses.

LAURA E. WVILSON. JOHN B. W'ILSON. Witnesses MAX H. SRoLovrrz, A. J. TRIGG. 

